Written answers

Mercher, 20 Mawrth 2013

  • Leader of the House

    • Parliament Square: Demonstrations

      To ask the Leader of the House what the approximate cost to the (a) Greater London Authority, (b) Metropolitan Police and (c) Westminster city council has been of the demonstration and campsite...

  • International Development

    • Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2013, Official Report, column 85W, on consultants, with which consulting companies her Department...

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when she plans to reply to the letters from the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed dated 11 November 2012 and 16 January 2013...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding her Department allocated to the (a) Conflict Pool, (b) Discretionary Peacekeeping Fund, (c) BBC World Service, excluding...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the effect of air passenger duty on in-bound tourism to the regions of the UK.

    • Broadband

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans her Department has for the allocation of broadband spending in the period 2015 to 2017.

      Design

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on design of (a) logos, (b) buildings, (c) advertising, (d) stationery and (e) campaigns in 2011-12.

      Graduates: Equal Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to ensure greater pay equality between male and female graduates; and if she will make a statement.

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what companies in the entertainment technology industry can do to publicise their involvement in the London 2012 Olympic Games; and if...

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the exclusion to the Supplier Recognition Scheme for audio, video and audio-visual equipment, recording devices, navigation...

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she expects the eligibility criteria for the Supplier Recognition Scheme to be fully defined; and if she will make a statement.

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what detailed advice her Department plans to provide to companies who supplied audio and audio visual equipment and services to the...

      Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental...

      Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many officials were recruited to (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.

      Third Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2013, Official Report, column 718W, on the Third Sector, if she will publish a list of the...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) total and (b) percentage change was in the number of homeless people in English local authorities between 2009-10...

    • Sportsgrounds: Emergencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people his Department's computer model for the emergency evacuation of sports stadia anticipates can be evacuated from...

  • Treasury

    • Air Passenger Duty

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps the Government has taken in response to the Resolution of the House of 1 November 2012 calling for a comprehensive review of air passenger...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Prices

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of excise duty revenue likely to be foregone over a parliament were a minimum unit price for alcohol introduced.

      Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate what the (a) total and (b) average annual saving arising from the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 will be.

      Equitable Life Assurance Society

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will monitor the annuity rates for Equitable Life With Profits policyholders who took out their policies prior to September 1992.

      Telephone Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department's customer service telephone lines are restricted to those beginning 0870.

  • Home Department

    • Customs: Animals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many live animals have been confiscated at UK borders in each of the last five years.

    • Customs: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much heroin has been confiscated at UK borders in each of the last five years.

  • Scotland

    • Sovereignty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on (a) passports and (b) dual citizenship with the UK in the event of Scottish...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills where each of the 79 apprentices employed by his Department is based.

    • Clothing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) pursuant to the answer of 13 February 2013, Official Report, column 745W, on clothing: fire prevention, what assessment he...

      Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what response he made to the Regulatory Policy Committee in respect of its representations on the impact assessment of the...

      Credit: Interest Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of a cap on (a) the number of loans and (b) the value of a loan which can be taken out from payday...

      Enterprise Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what research his Department has commissioned or undertaken on the effectiveness of enterprise zones in promoting economic growth.

      Higher Education: Barnsley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people from Barnsley Central constituency went on to university in academic year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.

  • Transport

    • A23

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what reports he has received from the Highways Agency on events on Handcross Hill in Sussex on 11 March 2013; (2) what reports he has received...

    • Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England who qualify for a disabled...

      Bus Services: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on the proportion of bus routes in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England which...

      Railways: Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on the inclusion of rail replacement buses within the National Rail Conditions of Carriage; and if he will make a...

      Shipping: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many maritime accidents have involved a pilot vessel in each of the last 10 years.

      Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 14 March 2013, Official Report, column 286, on telephone services, whether an alternative UK landline number beginning with...

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2012, Official Report, column 370W, on Afghanistan, how many missiles have been fired by Royal Air Force unmanned...

    • Armed Forces: Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) pursuant to the statement of 25 February 2013, Official Report, column 18, how many service personnel and military families will be affected by...

      Armed Forces: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether, after planned redundancies have taken effect, the armed forces will have a lower ratio of officers to non-commissioned ranks than in 2010.

      Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many days of flight testing have occurred and how many days of flight testing have been lost due to grounding of the aircraft since delivery of the...

      Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether (a) he, (b) Ministers or (c) officials of his Department have (i) received written communication from or (ii) met representatives of (A) Thales...

      Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what steps he has taken to monitor and evaluate the effect and outcomes of his Department's Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context training...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) pensioners worked beyond the retirement age and (b) young people were unemployed in (i) each constituency and (ii) each region of...

    • Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people under the age of 25 are currently in receipt of housing benefit by the smallest reporting unit and by gender with costs for...

      Pensioners: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many and what proportion of pensioners have been living in poverty in the last 10 years for which figures are available; (2) how...

      Remploy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will instruct the Chief Executive and Board of Remploy in furtherance of valid bids to permit bid officers immediate access to the...

      Remploy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Remploy workers have been made redundant to date; and how many of them have found work.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration he has given to introducing a taper into proposals for state pension reform to ensure that individuals reaching pensionable...

      Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to his Department's impact assessment on the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill, (1) how many children he estimates live in the...

      Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to his Department's impact assessment on the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill, how many disabled children in receipt of...

      Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the provisions of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill on the number of employment...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agricultural Wages Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information his Department holds on which respondents to his consultation on the abolition of the Agricultural Wages...

    • Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what evidence his Department has used to estimate badger population numbers in the two pilot cull areas; (2) what...

      Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and...

      Crayfish: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many crayfish licences have been granted by the Environment Agency in (a) Berkshire, (b) Oxfordshire and (c) Havering...

      Crayfish: South East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many crayfish licences have been granted by the Environment Agency on the (a) Kennet and Avon Canal, (b) River Thames and...

      Dogs: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many dogs were imported into the UK via (a) ports and (b) airports in the last 12 months; from which country each dog was...

      Floods: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what substantive discussions took place between his Department and the insurance industry with regard to the statement of...

      Food: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will introduce a food poverty measure; and if he will commission an annual review of levels of food poverty in the UK.

      Government Procurement Card

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the mean average spend using a Government Procurement Card was per member of staff in (a) his Department and (b) each of...

      Horse Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many horse passports have been issued by each organisation in the UK able to issue them in each of the last three years...

      Horse Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans he has in place to improve the process of issuing horse passports; (2) what recent assessment he has made...

      Horse Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received from the Trading Standards Institute regarding horse passports.

      Horses: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many horses were (a) imported from and (b) exported to France in each of the last five years; (2) how many horses...

      Annual Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for...

      Marine Conservation Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding has been allocated in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 for further evidence gathering within the 96 marine...

      Marine Conservation Zones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons the Government have not published the report, Contribution of marine protected areas to protecting highly...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of animals, by species, that were slaughtered for human or other consumption were slaughtered...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on the clear labelling of non-stun slaughtered animals.

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much and what proportion of meat consumed in each of the last four years for which figures are available was sold as (a)...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will discuss with (a) abattoirs, (b) the meat trade, (c) the retail sector, (d) the veterinary sector, (e) consumers...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will undertake a review of the estimate of non-stun before slaughter practice in abattoirs.

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has made an estimate of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of meat sold in the UK from animals which has not been...

      Slaughterhouses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has plans to review the regulation of labelling of meat products in respect of the animal welfare standards...

      Nanotechnology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make representations to the International Standards Organisation's Nanotechnologies Committee to report on an...

      Natural Resources

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what work his Department is currently undertaking on resource depletion and its implications for UK growth.

      Overtime Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) average cost per member of staff and (b) total cost was of overtime payments in (i) his Department and (ii) each...

      Plants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees in each year from 2005 to 2010.

      Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs into which contracts of a value above £50 his Department has entered for the supply of food and drink primarily produced...

      School Milk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West of 7 March 2013, Official Report, column 1169W,...

      Sheep Worrying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he will review the penalties available to a court for an offence of worrying sheep pursuant to section 1(1) of the...

      Whales: Japan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Japanese Government to end whale slaughter.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Drax Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues about the £75 million debt guarantee for the Drax coal to biomass...

    • Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential effects on consumer energy bills if the costs of delivering the Energy Company Obligation...

      Energy Company Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he will take to review the costs of delivering the Energy Company Obligation if the costs prove to be higher than those...

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the safety of wind turbines and the effects of their proximity to dwellings.

      Wind Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will list the sites of (a) established and (b) proposed (i) on-shore and (ii) off-shore wind farms; and what the generation...

  • Health

    • Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what evaluation his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make on patient satisfaction with the Cancer Care Review Process; (2) what evaluation...

    • Deep-vein Thrombosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the geographical variation in the prescribing of rivaroxaban for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and...

      Deep-vein Thrombosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has received reports of NHS trusts ceasing to prescribe rivaroxaban in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and prevention of recurrent deep...

      Epilepsy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what resources he plans to make available to support the diagnosis and care of people suffering from Dravet syndrome; (2) what recent assessment he...

      Family Nurse Partnership Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2013, Official Report, column 1059W, on Family Nurse Partnership Programme, how many first-time mothers under the age of...

      Family Nurse Partnership Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2013, Official Report, column 1059W, on Family Nurse Partnership Programme, how many (a) places and (b) applications to...

      Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of future costs of the decision by his Department to refer to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence the...

      Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services' recommendation for eculizumab in the treatment of atypical...

      Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will consider meeting the manufacturers of eculizumab for the treatment of atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome; and if he will make a statement.

      Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from the NHS Commissioning Board on the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services' decision to recommend...

      Human Papillomavirus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for what reason parents of children about to receive the HPV vaccination are not given a copy of the relevant patient information leaflet prior to...

      Maternity Services: Northamptonshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for investment in maternity services in (a) Corby town and (b) East Northamptonshire.

      Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many men were diagnosed with prostatitis or benign prostatic hyperplasia in each primary care trust in England in each of the last five years.

      Sickle Cell Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure (a) that people with sickle cell disease benefit from integrated services under his planned health care reforms and (b)...

      Strokes: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce variations in the provision of transcranial doppler scanning for assessing stroke risk in children with sickle cell...

      Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the suicide rates were for (a) those in full-time employment and (b) those who were long-term unemployed in each of the last 30 years; (2)...

  • Education

    • Academies: Homophobia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what responsibilities are retained by local authorities for ensuring that academy schools comply with the provisions of the Equalities Act 2010 and the...

    • Childbirth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will commission research into the effects of premature birth on a child's long-term learning and development.

      Child Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he will publish an analysis of the consultation responses received on Measuring Child Poverty: a consultation on better measures of child poverty...

      Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Children Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what progress he has made on implementation of the Bailey Review's recommendations; and if he will make a statement.

      Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education if the draft national curriculum documents will be set out according to key stage as well as subject areas to make them easier for schools to download...

      Education: Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education which organisations provide education in each young offender institution.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all children in poverty receive free school meals; and what consultation he is planning on changes...

      Free Schools: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many applications for free schools have been made in (a) the North West of England and (b) Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency to date; and how...

      National Curriculum Tests

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the timetable is for the planned consultation on Key Stage 2 assessment.

      Priority School Building Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has made representations to the European Investment Bank for funding for the Priority Schools Building programme.

      Pupil Exclusions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to mandate schools to publish the full details of the number of pupils suspended, excluded or transferred to pupil referral units on a...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects to make an announcement on basic needs funding; for what reasons this announcement has not yet been made; and if he will make a statement.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to ensure that child and adolescent mental health is included in professional competency frameworks for school staff.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many people in receipt of PGCE training bursaries in 2012-13 are (a) UK students and (b) non-UK students.

      Young People: Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the development of Risk of NEET indicators; and if he will make a statement.

  • Justice

    • Alternatives to Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to engage members of the public in decisions on the location and the nature of local community payback schemes.

    • Assaults on Police: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many individuals have been prosecuted for assaulting a police officer in the last 12 months.

      Judiciary: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many members of the judiciary earn more than the Prime Minister.

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to paragraph 8.36 of his Department's Legal Aid Agency Framework Document, if he will place in the Library a copy of the further...

      Legal Services Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to his statement of 28 February 2013, on the Legal Aid Agency, what estimate he has made of the total number and amount of severance payments to...

      Legal Services Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to his statement of 28 February 2013, on the Legal Aid Agency, how many members of the Legal Services Commission's legal department will be...

      Legal Services Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to his statement of 28 February 2013, on the Legal Aid Agency, how many staff of each designation in the Legal Services Commission's legal...

      Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to his plans to decommission 200 contractually crowded places at private prisons, from which prisons contractually crowded places will be...

      Young Offenders: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to extend intensive alternatives to custody schemes to young adults in London.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Government Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when the Government plan to respond to the recommendations of the Public Administration Select Committee report entitled “Public Trust in...

    • Lobbyists

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent progress the Government have made on publishing legislative proposals for a statutory register of lobbyists; and if he will make a statement.

      Cyber-security

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the involvement of small and medium-sized businesses in the national cyber-security programme.

      Civil Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of the civil service.

      Press Office

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office How many people are employed in his Department’s press office; and what the average cost is of their employment.

      Business: Cumbria

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many small and medium-sized businesses were operating in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last five years.

      Honours

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria are used when assessing the suitability of an individual for (a) a knighthood and (b) all other public honours.

      Prostate Cancer

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in each local authority area in each of the last five years.

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress the Government have made towards its target for involvement by small and medium-sized enterprises in public sector contracts.

      Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what regulations govern the terms and conditions for prime contractors that sub-contract aspects of public sector contracts.

      Working Hours

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many hours were worked per week by each family unit or household in (a) each region and (b) nationally in each year for which figures are available.

      Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) pensioners were working beyond the retirement age and (b) young people were unemployed in each (i) constituency, (ii) region and (iii)...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh.

    • Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with human rights organisations regarding the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh.

      Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had at the United Nations regarding the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh.

      Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Bangladeshi Government regarding the International Crimes Tribunal in that country.

      Bangladesh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of allegations that the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh is not impartial.

      British Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects of the reduction in funding for the British Council; and if he will make a statement.

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make all the legislation concerning the British Indian Ocean Territory available for public access online.

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to bring forward any further legislative proposals or regulations designating the marine protected area in the...

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the need for further legal underpinning of the marine protected area declared in the British...

      British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what regulations have been passed to designate the marine protected area declared around the British Indian Ocean Territory.

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Burmese Government on citizenship for the Rohingya in Burma.

      Burundi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of religious freedom in Burundi.

      Central African Republic

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the security situation in the Central African Republic.

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many countries currently have no British ambassador, high commissioner or consulate.

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many overseas missions his Department has (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last three years.

      Indonesia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the UK's relationship with Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.

      Kyrgyzstan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to improve bilateral relations with Kyrgyzstan.

      Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking with the Mozambique Government to tackle the expropriation of mining licences held by UK mining...

      Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Mozambique on the expropriation of mining licences held by UK mining...

      Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed with his counterpart in Mozambique the expropriation of UK mining licences in that country.

      Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received a verbal or written commitment from the Mozambique government on its willingness to investigate the...

      Mozambique

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to discuss the issue of expropriated UK mining licences with the Mozambique government.

      Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of depictions by the Palestinian Authority on maps of Israel as a Palestinian state and the...

      Palestinians

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of Palestinian Authority television broadcasting songs asserting Palestinian ownership of the...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding his Department allocated to the (a) Conflict Pool, (b) Discretionary Peacekeeping Fund, (c) BBC World Service,...

      Somalia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the United Nations Security Council about the lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia and the...

      South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the consultation response received by the Government of South Georgia and South...

      South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many consultation responses were received by the government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in its...

      South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the transparency mechanisms in place for consultations issued by the Government of South Georgia...

      Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British nationals have requested consular assistance in Syria in the last 12 months.

  • House of Lords

    • Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed, and what was the total annual cost, of the Office of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman in its first full year of...

    • Population

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any policy towards limiting the population of the United Kingdom; and, if so, what it is; and, if not, why not.

      Abu Dhabi

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Abu Dhabi about the conviction in absentia and subsequent arrest of Cyril Karabus.

      Asylum Seekers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Governments of other European Union member states regarding variations in the number of years of residency required...

      BBC: Charter

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any progress has been made in the consideration of a new charter for the BBC; and, if so, whether a specific part of it will be devoted to S4C.

      BBC: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or intend to seek, with the acting director of the BBC about the use of compromise agreements in relation to departing BBC...

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with UN special rapporteur on human rights in Burma on the torture and ill treatment of political prisoners by the Government of Burma.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the Government of Burma about the cases of political prisoners Win Myint, Kan Min Thar, and Tun Oo; and what was the response.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what projects they are supporting to build parliamentary institutions in Burma.

      Burma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what expenses the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has incurred in relation to Spitfires allegedly buried in Burma.

      Chagos Islands

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Foreign Secretary on 20 December 2012, what are the fundamental difficulties they envisage with resettlement in the Chagos Islands;...

      Communications

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the communications White Paper will be published; and what will be the timetable for its consideration.

      Education: Numeracy and Literacy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote better numeracy and literacy for adults.

      Eritrea

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have received about the kidnapping of Eritrean refugees in the desert area of north Sinai; and what assessment of that information they have made.

      EU: European Investment Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the loan applications to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (1) by Monsanto Corporation to guarantee operations in...

      EU: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 5 March (HL Deb, col. 1377), what taxes the United Kingdom helps to collect within European Union law.

      EU: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 5 March (HL Deb, col 1378), whether they are actively seeking an agreement to a global financial transaction tax.

      EU: Taxation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 5 March (HL Deb, col 1377), whether there will be a revised European Union treaty affecting only eurozone countries...

      Flooding: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in their negotiations with the insurance industry over the provision of insurance for housing in locations at high risk of flooding;...

      Health: Cancer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the pancreatic cancer survival rates for each region of England.

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 27 February (WA 316), how much of the £250 million announced for the original FirstBuy Schemes was paid...

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homes were (1) built, and (2) sold, by (a) local authorities, and (b) housing associations, in each year since 1983.

      Housing Benefit

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether discretionary housing payment (DHP) funds provided to local authorities are ring-fenced in total, and within each category of DHP; and whether local...

      Iraq

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the gross domestic product of Iraq in 2000, 2001, 2002 and in the latest year for which figures are available.

      Iraq

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total oil output of Iraq in 2000, 2001, 2002 and in the latest year for which figures are available.

      Local Government: Finance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities made representations to them on the proposed local government finance settlement (1) in writing, and (2) by meetings with Ministers.

      Maldives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the arrest on 5 March of Mohammed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives, and of the statement by the United Nations special...

      Marriage: Foreign Proxy Marriages

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the circumstances under which foreign proxy marriages are recognised as valid for the purposes of immigration control; and what is the basis for any such...

      Migration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their forecast of the number of people who will come to the United Kingdom in 2014 from Bulgaria and Romania.

      Museums and Galleries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to consider reintroducing admission charges for national museums and galleries.

      Planning

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the case of local planning authorities which have not adopted a new local plan by 1 April 2013, what weight can be given as material considerations in planning...

      Population

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to ensure that the population of Greater London does not grow beyond its level in 2013; and, if so, what steps.

      Prisoners: Transsexual Prisoners

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place for transsexual people who change their gender while being held in custody by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

      Rights of Way

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to implement the 2026 cut-off for recording historic rights of way contained in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; and whether they...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Northover on 4 March (WS129), who will administer DfID-supported cash grants and cash for work payments in Rwanda.

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Northover on 4 March (WS129), how much money they are providing for the land registration programme in Rwanda; who...

      Rwanda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their decision to re-programme their development aid in Rwanda, what is their policy on World Bank support for development in Rwanda.

      Sudan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Governments of Egypt and Israel with regard to refugees who fall victim to people-smuggling gangs as they attempt to travel...

      Telephone Calls: Silent and Nuisance Calls

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve consumer rights in response to silent and nuisance telephone calls.

      Terrorism Act 2000

      to ask Her Majesty's Government, for each year since 2010, how many people have been arrested for terrorism-related offences under Schedule 7 (Port and Border Controls) to the Terrorism Act 2000;...

      Terrorism Act 2000

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the biometric data taken from people examined or detained under Schedule 7 (Port and Border Controls) to the Terrorism Act 2000, but not charged with any...

      UK Border Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the UK Border Agency's (1) efficiency in dealing with applications within a set period of time, and (2) frequency of...

      UN: International Year of Water Co-operation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to fund activities and polices during 2013 related to the United Nations International Year of Water Co-operation; and whether they will...

      Veterans Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 26 February (WA280), what subsequent campaigns there have been to promote the services provided by the...

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